@BenjaminDEKR: There's a scenario where AI prices drop toward free so rapidly, that none of the major AI companies ever recoup their c…
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The article discusses a scenario where AI costs drop so rapidly that major AI companies may not recoup their investments, citing Epoch AI's research on AI cost reductions outpacing other transformative technologies.
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There’s a scenario where AI prices drop toward free so rapidly,
that none of the major AI companies ever recoup their current spending.
Epoch AI (@EpochAIResearch): AI is getting cheaper more quickly than any other transformative tech in history. At a given level of performance, cost has fallen ~47%/quarter since 2023.
That’s 4× faster than DNA sequencing, 6× faster than compute, 18× faster than lithium batteries, and (up to 1973) 54×
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